There’s a new kind of “Precious” in town. It’s not a candidate for an Academy Award but is instead a local theater encore production titled “Precious Nonsense” at the Kitchen Theatre. Written by the Kitchen Theatre’s artistic director Rachel Lampert, “Precious Nonsense,” was originally performed in 2005 at the theater. The musical is influenced by…

College has ended. The diploma has been achieved, and there is an exciting and uncertain life ahead. Welcome to the “real world.” Ithaca College Players’ latest production, “Boys’ Life,” examines the “what next?” aspect of moving out into the real world in a dramedy about growing up and discovering what it means to be a…

Chronicling the plight of three African-American entertainers at pivotal points in history, Darian Dauchan’s one-man show “Entertainer’s Eulogy” blends entertainment with education at the Kitchen Theatre. Dauchan wrote the script and is the sole actor in “Entertainer’s Eulogy.” He first wrote the show “Fallen Patriots” in college about three African-Americans fighting in three different wars.…